Deaths on July 2

Natasha Shneider

Died on July 2, 2008

Natasha Shneider, Russian-American singer, keyboard player, and actress (b. 1956)

Natasha Shneider (May 22, 1956 – July 2, 2008), born Natalia Mikhailovna Schneiderman (Russian: Наталья Михайловна Шнайдерман, [nɐˈtalʲjə mʲɪˈxajɫɐvnə ˈʂnajdʲɪrmən]), was a Latvian-born Russian-American musician and actress. She was most notably the keyboardist and vocalist in the band Eleven, along with her partner, bandmate Alain Johannes. Shneider contributed to tracks for Chris Cornell and Queens of the Stone Age, and together with Johannes toured with Cornell on his Euphoria Morning tour in 1999 and with Queens in 2005 on their Lullabies to Paralyze tour. She died of cancer in 2008.

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11 Jun

Canadian Indian residential school system
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses at a Canadian Indian residential school.
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The start of the Russo-Georgian War over the territory of South Ossetia.
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Northwest Airlines
Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
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Deaths on July 2

Natasha Shneider

Died on July 2, 2008

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